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Home My WebLink AboutHK - Heritage Impact Assessment - Victoria Park Lake DraftDRAFTREPORT Heritage Impact Assessment, Victoria Park Lake Improvements, Kitchener, Ontario Preparedfor: City of Kitchener City Hall, P.O. Box 1118 200 King Street West Kitchener, Ontario N2G 6M7 Prepared by: Stantec Consulting Ltd 2791 Lancaster Rd., Suite 200 Ottawa, ON K1B 1A7 August 15,2011 Project No.: 160321075 ê ó ï ØÛÎ×ÌßÙÛ ×ÓÐßÝÌ ßÍÍÛÍÍÓÛÒÌô Ê×ÝÌÑÎ×ß ÐßÎÕ ÔßÕÛ ×ÓÐÎÑÊÛÓÛÒÌÍô Õ×ÌÝØÛÒÛÎô ÑÒÌßÎ×Ñ êÎÛÝÑÓÓÛÒÜßÌ×ÑÒÍ ÚÑÎ ÚËÎÌØÛÎ ÉÑÎÕ A total of 12 project activities were assessed for their potential to negatively affect the heritage character of the Lake, the Park and the Victoria Park Area Heritage Conservation District in general. Recommended mitigative measures are included in each of the sub-sections of Section 5 and are summarized in Table 6-1. Table 6 - 1 Summary of Mitigation (*denotes mitigation tobe revised or confirmed pending final design) Ð®±¶»½¬ ß½¬·ª·¬§ Î»½±³³»²¼»¼ Ó·¬·¹¿¬·±² Ð±®¬·±² ±º ¬¸» °®±°»®¬§ «»¼ º±® ´¿§ó¼±©² ¿®»¿ ¿²¼ ¬»³°±®¿®§ ¿½½» ®±«¬» Í»¼·³»²¬ ®»³±ª¿´ ½±«´¼ ¾» ½±ª»®»¼ ¹»±¬»¨¬·´» ¿²¼ ¹®¿ª»´ñ°´§©±±¼ ±® ¿²±¬¸»® ³¿¬»®·¿´ ¬¸¿¬ ©·´´ ³·²·³·¦» ±® °®»ª»²¬ »²¬·®»´§ ¼¿³¿¹» ¬± ¬¸» »¨·¬·²¹ ¹®±«²¼ ½±ª»®ò ß²§ ª»¹»¬¿¬·±² ±® ¸¿®¼ ´¿²¼½¿°·²¹ º»¿¬«®» ø ÃÈÈË °¿ª»¼ °¿¬¸©¿§÷ ¼¿³¿¹»¼ ¾§ °®±¶»½¬ ¿½¬·ª·¬·» ³«¬ ¾» ®»°´¿½»¼ ±® ®»°¿·®»¼ º±´´±©·²¹ °®±¶»½¬ ½±³°´»¬·±²ò ß½½» ¸±«´¼ ¾» ´·³·¬»¼ ¬± ¿ ²¿®®±© ½±®®·¼±® ¿²¼ ²± ½±²¬®«½¬·±² ¬®¿ºº·½ ¸±«´¼ ¾» ¿´´±©»¼ ±«¬·¼» ±º ¼»·¹²¿¬»¼ ¿½½» ¿²¼ ´¿§¼±©² ¿®»¿ò Ì»³°±®¿®§ ¿½½» ®±«¬» ¸±«´¼ ¿ª±·¼ ¬®«½¬«®» ¿²¼ ³±²«³»²¬ò Ú»²½·²¹ ±® ¸±¿®¼·²¹ ¸±«´¼ ¾» «»¼ ¬± ¸»´° ¼»´·²»¿¬» ¾«ºº»®¦±²» ¿®±«²¼ ¬®«½¬«®» ¿²¼ ³±²«³»²¬ ·² ¬¸» ª·½·²·¬§ ±º ¿½½» ®±«¬» ¿²¼ ´¿§¼±©² ¿®»¿ò Ú»²½·²¹ ±® ¸±¿®¼·²¹ ³«¬ ¾» ª··¾´» ·² ©·²¬»® ³±²¬¸ò Ð®±¶»½¬ °´¿² º±® ¬»³°±®¿®§ ®»³±ª¿´ ±º ¿²§ ¬®«½¬«®» ±® º»¿¬«®» ¸±«´¼ ·²½´«¼» °®±ª··±² º±® ¬¸» °®±¬»½¬·±² ±º ¬®«½¬«®¿´ ·²¬»¹®·¬§ò Ü»·¹² ¿²¼ ½¸±·½» ±º ³¿¬»®·¿´ ¸±«´¼ ¾» ·²½±²°·½«±« ©·¬¸ ¬¸» ¿·³ ¬± ¾»½±³» Ñ«¬´»¬ ½±²º·¹«®¿¬·±²ö ·²¼·ª··¾´» º®±³ ¬¸» ´¿²¼½¿°»ò Ý¸±·½» ±º ¼»·¹² ¿²¼ ³¿¬»®·¿´ ¸±«´¼ ¿¼¸»®» ¬± ¬¸» Ü·¬®·½¬ Ð´¿² Ý±²»®ª¿¬·±² Ù«·¼»´·²»ò É·´´ ®»¯«·®» ¿ Ø»®·¬¿¹» Ð»®³·¬ ß°°´·½¿¬·±²ò Ì¸» ¸¿°» ¿²¼ ´±°» ±º ¬¸» ¸±®»´·²» ¿²¼ ¬¸» ®»·²¬¿¬»³»²¬ ±º ´¿²¼½¿°·²¹ ¿´±²¹ Ú±®»¾¿§ ¬¸» Ô¿µ» »¼¹» ¸±«´¼ ½±²·¼»® ¬¸» «»® ¬®¿²·¬·±² ¾»¬©»»² ¬¸» Ê·½¬±®·¿ Ð¿®µ ¿²¼ ×®±² Ø±®» ´¿²¼½¿°»ò ·³°®±ª»³»²¬ö Ü»·¹² ¿²¼ ³¿¬»®·¿´ º±® ¬¸» º±®»¾¿§ô ¸±®»´·²» ¿²¼ ¿±½·¿¬»¼ °¿¬¸©¿§ ¸±«´¼ ¿¼¸»®» ¬± ¿°°´·½¿¾´» Ý±²»®ª¿¬·±² Ù«·¼»´·²»ò 42 Project No.: 160321075 ê ó î ØÛÎ×ÌßÙÛ ×ÓÐßÝÌ ßÍÍÛÍÍÓÛÒÌô Ê×ÝÌÑÎ×ß ÐßÎÕ ÔßÕÛ ×ÓÐÎÑÊÛÓÛÒÌÍô Õ×ÌÝØÛÒÛÎô ÑÒÌßÎ×Ñ Î¿³° ¸±«´¼ ¾» ¼±½«³»²¬»¼ò Ü±½«³»²¬¿¬·±² ¸±«´¼ ·²½´«¼»æ °¸±¬±¹®¿°¸ ±º Í¸±®»´·²» ³±¼·º·½¿¬·±² »¨·¬·²¹ ½±²¼·¬·±²å ³¿° ¸±©·²¹ ¬¸» ´±½¿¬·±²å ¿²¼ ¼·³»²·±²ò Ý±°·» ¸±«´¼ ¾» ¼·¬®·¾«¬»¼ ¬± ¬¸» Ý·¬§ ß®½¸·ª» ¿²¼ ¬¸» Ê·½¬±®·¿ Ð¿®µ Ù¿´´»®§ò Û¨·¬·²¹ ½±²¼·¬·±² ¿²¼ ª·»© ¸±«´¼ ¾» °¸±¬±ó¼±½«³»²¬»¼ °®·±® ¬± ¬¸» É»¬´¿²¼ º»¿¬«®» ½±²¬®«½¬·±² ±º ¬¸» ©»¬´¿²¼ º»¿¬«®»ò Ì¸» °¸±¬±ó¼±½«³»²¬¿¬·±² ¸±«´¼ ·²½´«¼» ¿ ¼¿¬» ¿²¼ ¼»½®·°¬·±² ±º ¬¸» °®±¶»½¬ ¿½¬·ª·¬·» ¾»·²¹ «²¼»®¬¿µ»²ò Ý±°·» ¸±«´¼ ¾» ¼»°±·¬»¼ ©·¬¸ ¬¸» Ê·½¬±®·¿ Ð¿®µ Ù¿´´»®§ ¿²¼ ¬¸» ´±½¿´ ¿®½¸·ª»ò É¿¬»® ¼»°¬¸ Ò± ®»½±³³»²¼»¼ ³·¬·¹¿¬·±²ò Ò»© ¿¯«¿¬·½ ¸¿¾·¬¿¬ Ò± ®»½±³³»²¼»¼ ³·¬·¹¿¬·±²ò º»¿¬«®» Î»½±²¬®«½¬·±² ±º Ü»·¹² ¸±«´¼ ¿¼¸»®» ¬± ¬¸» Ý±²»®ª¿¬·±² Ù«·¼»´·²» º±® ¾®·¼¹» ¿²¼ ¬®«½¬«®» ·² ¬¸» Ô¿µ»ò Ø»®·¬¿¹» Þ®·¼¹» Ð·»®ö Ì¸» ®»½±²¬®«½¬·±² ©·´´ ®»¯«·®» ¿ Ø»®·¬¿¹» Ð»®³·¬ ß°°´·½¿¬·±²ò Ü»·¹² ¸±«´¼ ½±²·¼»®æ ó ¬¸» ª·«¿´ ¿°°»¿®¿²½»ô ³¿·²¹ô ½®¿º¬³¿²¸·° ¿²¼ ³¿¬»®·¿´ ±º ¬¸» °·»®å ó¬¸» ®»´¿¬·ª» ¬®»²¹¬¸ ±º ²»© ³¿¬»®·¿´ ¿²¼ »¨·¬·²¹ ¸·¬±®·½ ³¿¬»®·¿´å ¿²¼ ó½«®®»²¬ °´¿² ¬± ®»½±²¬®«½¬ ¾®·¼¹» ®¿·´·²¹ò Ì¸» ¼»·¹² º±® ¿ ²»© °»¼»¬®·¿² ¾®·¼¹» ¸±«´¼ ¿¼¸»®» ¬± ¬¸» Ý±²»®ª¿¬·±² Ò»© °»¼»¬®·¿² Ù«·¼»´·²» º±® ¾®·¼¹»ò Þ®·¼¹»ö ß°°´·½¿¾´» Ý±²»®ª¿¬·±² Ù«·¼»´·²» º®±³ ¬¸» Ü·¬®·½¬ Ð´¿² ¸±«´¼ ¾» ·²½´«¼»¼ ¿ ¬»®³ ±º ®»º»®»²½» º±® ¬¸» ¼»·¹² ±º ¿ ²»© °»¼»¬®·¿² ¾®·¼¹»ò É·´´ ®»¯«·®» ¿ Ø»®·¬¿¹» Ð»®³·¬ ß°°´·½¿¬·±²ò Ò»© ¾±¿¬¸±«» É·´´ ®»¯«·®» ¿ Ø»®·¬¿¹» Ð»®³·¬ ß°°´·½¿¬·±²ò ¼±½µñ°¿¬·±ö Ú´¿¹°±´» Û¨·¬·²¹ ½±²¼·¬·±² ¿²¼ ª·»© ¸±«´¼ ¾» °¸±¬±ó¼±½«³»²¬»¼ °®·±® ¬± ¬¸» ®»³±ª¿´ ±º ¬¸» º´¿¹°±´»ò Ì¸» °¸±¬±ó¼±½«³»²¬¿¬·±² ¸±«´¼ ·²½´«¼» ¿ ¼¿¬» ¿²¼ ¼»½®·°¬·±² ±º ¬¸» °®±¶»½¬ ¿½¬·ª·¬·» ¾»·²¹ «²¼»®¬¿µ»²ò Ý±°·» ¸±«´¼ ¾» ¼»°±·¬»¼ ©·¬¸ ¬¸» Ê·½¬±®·¿ Ð¿®µ Ù¿´´»®§ ¿²¼ ¬¸» ´±½¿´ ¿®½¸·ª»ò É·´´ ®»¯«·®» ¿ Ø»®·¬¿¹» Ð»®³·¬ ß°°´·½¿¬·±²ò 43 Project No.: 160321075 ê ó í ØÛÎ×ÌßÙÛ ×ÓÐßÝÌ ßÍÍÛÍÍÓÛÒÌô Ê×ÝÌÑÎ×ß ÐßÎÕ ÔßÕÛ ×ÓÐÎÑÊÛÓÛÒÌÍô Õ×ÌÝØÛÒÛÎô ÑÒÌßÎ×Ñ Ü»·¹² ¸±«´¼ ¿¼¸»®» ¬± ¬¸» Ý±²»®ª¿¬·±² Ù«·¼»´·²» º±® ¾®·¼¹» ¿²¼ ¬®«½¬«®» ·² Ú±«²¬¿·² ¬¸» Ô¿µ» Ó±²«³»²¬ò Ù«·¼»´·²» º®±³ ¬¸» Ü·¬®·½¬ Ð´¿² ¸±«´¼ ¾» ·²½´«¼»¼ ·² ¿²§ ¬»®³ ±º ®»º»®»²½» º±® ¬¸» ¼»·¹² ±º ¿ ²»© º±«²¬¿·²ò Ü»·¹² ¸±«´¼ ½±²·¼»®æ ó ¬¸» ª·«¿´ ¿°°»¿®¿²½»ô ³¿·²¹ô ½®¿º¬³¿²¸·° ¿²¼ ³¿¬»®·¿´ ±º ¬¸» º±«²¬¿·²å ó¬¸» ±«²¼ ¬¸¿¬ ¬¸» º±«²¬¿·² ³·¹¸¬ ½±²¬®·¾«¬» ¬± ¬¸» »¬¬·²¹å ¿²¼ ó¬¸» °±¬»²¬·¿´ º±® ½±³³»³±®¿¬·±² ±º ¿ °»®±²ô °´¿½»ô »ª»²¬ ±® ¬¸»³»ò ß Ø»®·¬¿¹» Ð»®³·¬ ß°°´·½¿¬·±² ©±«´¼ ¾» ®»¯«·®»¼ º±® ¿ º±«²¬¿·²ò Ü»½±³³··±²·²¹ É·´´ ®»¯«·®» ¿ Ø»®·¬¿¹» Ð»®³·¬ ß°°´·½¿¬·±²ò °«³° ¬¿¬·±² êòïÒ± º«®¬¸»® ³·¬·¹¿¬·±² Two project activities will not have a negative impact on the heritage character of the Lake: The increase in water depth; and The addition of new aquatic habitat features. No Heritage Permit is required for either activity and no further mitigation has been recommended. êòîÜ±½«³»²¬¿¬·±² Three project activities have been identified that will not have a negative impact on the heritage character of the Lake but are considered by this study to warrant photo-documentation of the existing conditions prior to their undertaking. These activities include: Shoreline modification; Construction of the new wetland feature; and The removal of the flagpole. Photo-documentation should include a date and description of the undertaking. Copies of the photographic record should be deposited with the Victoria Park Gallery and the local archives. 44 Project No.: 160321075 ê ó ì ØÛÎ×ÌßÙÛ ×ÓÐßÝÌ ßÍÍÛÍÍÓÛÒÌô Ê×ÝÌÑÎ×ß ÐßÎÕ ÔßÕÛ ×ÓÐÎÑÊÛÓÛÒÌÍô Õ×ÌÝØÛÒÛÎô ÑÒÌßÎ×Ñ êòíØ»®·¬¿¹» Ð»®³·¬ ß°°´·½¿¬·±² Although project activities related to landscaping are subject to delegated authority, several of the project activities involve built features and must adhere to the Policies outlined in the District Plan. Policy items, for which a Heritage Permit Application are required include: Outlet configuration; Shoreline modification; Reconstruction of Heritage Bridge piers; The new pedestrian bridge; The new boathouse dock/patio; The new fountain; Relocation of the flagpole; and Decommissioning of the pump station. It is recommended that a record of how Project design adheres to mitigative measures (Table 6-1 and Section 5) for each Project activity be prepared and included in the Heritage Application Permit. êòìÝ±²¬®«½¬·±²ó®»´¿¬»¼ ³·¬·¹¿¬·±² The process of sediment removal has been identified as having the potential for negative impacts on the heritage character of the Park. The following measures are recommended to minimise the potential impact of site preparation and construction activities: Portions of the property used for lay-down areas and temporary access routes should be covered geotextile and gravel/plywood or another material that will minimize or prevent entirely damage to the existing ground cover. Access should be limited to a narrow corridor and no construction traffic should be allowed outside of designated access and laydown areas. Terms of reference for the removal of sediment should include reference to applicable Conservation Guidelines and recommended mitigative measures to protect the existing ground cover. Any vegetation or hard landscaping features (i.e., paved pathways) damaged by project activities must be replaced or repaired following project completion. Site access routes and laydown areas should avoid structures and monuments. Any structures and monuments in the vicinity of access routes or laydown areas should be delineated and protected by hoarding or fencing that will be visible in winter months. Project plan for temporary removal of any structures or features should include provisions for the protection of structural integrity. 45 Project No.: 160321075 ê ó ë